A dozen energy companies, including Halliburton (NYSE: HAL), may have broken environmental law with their hydraulic fracturing practices for extracting natural gas from rock formations, according to the findings of a Congressional probe released Monday.
The probe found that the companies injected million of gallons of fluids–including diesel–into underground rock formations between 2005 and 2009 to release natural gas.
A 2005 energy law exempted the injection practice, known as "fracking", from rules under the Safe Drinking Water Act, except when diesel is used. However, the probe found that none of the companies applied for permits during this period to use diesel fuel in the process.
"This appears to be an area of significant noncompliance with the requirements of the Safe Drinking Water Act," House Democrats Henry Waxman, Edward Markey and Diana DeGette said in a letter to the EPA.
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Since this involves Halliburton, it comes as no surprise. Anything goes, and death or health damage to human beings matters not. Just get the job in and let the money roll.
Contempt for the ordinary citizen population, contempt for the rule of law, contempt for honest and truth, and limitless, unprincipled greed is the name of the game for this company and others–all in the name of “national security”. Please.
Someone put and end to the practices of these domestic terrorists who ruthlessly invade and trash our water, our land and our air. Who needs al Quaida when we have Halliburton against us?
This is why we have a Congress with the power to pass laws like the Clean Air and Clean Water Act.
It puts an end to this kind of corporate rule by anarchy of their own design.